"Two scholars used radiocarbon dating to determine when Pharaoh Nebpehtire Ahmose reigned over Egypt, providing scholars with the ability to better understand events described in the Book of Exodus and a volcanic eruption in the Aegean Sea. The study, published in Plos One last month, was conducted by Hendrik J. Bruins from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel and Johannes van der Plicht from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands."
"It considers the timeline of the Thera-Santorini volcano's eruption, which has served as a source for such stories as the Greek legend of Atlantis and the Biblical narrative of the emancipation of the enslaved Israelites from Egypt. Though the volcano is situated 75 miles north of Crete, pumice from the eruption has been discovered in both modern-day Israel and Egypt. Previous assessments determined that the eruption occurred around 1500 BCE."
Radiocarbon dating of artifacts associated with Pharaoh Nebpehtire Ahmose and of seeds and branches charred in the Thera-Santorini eruption produced comparable dates that help place the pharaoh's reign relative to the volcanic event. A mud brick stamped with the throne name Nebpehtire provided a secure royal anchor among museum-held materials. The Thera eruption dispersed pumice across the eastern Mediterranean, leaving material in modern Israel and Egypt and generating cultural memories such as the Atlantis legend and Biblical narratives. Directly comparing Egyptian contexts and eruption debris refines Late Bronze Age chronology and potential historical links.
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